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Chad soldiers block flight from capital
Feb 5 2008 9:37PM (CT)
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - Hundreds of civilians have died in fierce fighting between rebels and government forces in Chad's capital, Red Cross officials said Tuesday, as the insurgents agreed to a cease-fire and their momentum faded. Former colonial power France threatened to enter the fight to support the government.
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Chad soldiers block flight from capital
Feb 5 2008 9:37PM (CT)
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - Hundreds of civilians have died in fierce fighting between rebels and government forces in Chad's capital, Red Cross officials said Tuesday, as the insurgents agreed to a cease-fire and their momentum faded. Former colonial power France threatened to enter the fight to support the government.
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Chad soldiers block flight from capital
Feb 5 2008 9:37PM (CT)
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - Hundreds of civilians have died in fierce fighting between rebels and government forces in Chad's capital, Red Cross officials said Tuesday, as the insurgents agreed to a cease-fire and their momentum faded. Former colonial power France threatened to enter the fight to support the government.
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Chad soldiers block flight from capital
Feb 5 2008 9:37PM (CT)
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - Hundreds of civilians have died in fierce fighting between rebels and government forces in Chad's capital, Red Cross officials said Tuesday, as the insurgents agreed to a cease-fire and their momentum faded. Former colonial power France threatened to enter the fight to support the government.
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Peace Corps suspends work in Kenya
Feb 5 2008 9:22PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The Peace Corps said Tuesday it has suspended operations in Kenya after weeks of postelection violence, another blow to confidence as business leaders voiced concerns over the turmoil's effect on the economy.
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Peace Corps suspends work in Kenya
Feb 5 2008 9:22PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The Peace Corps said Tuesday it has suspended operations in Kenya after weeks of postelection violence, another blow to confidence as business leaders voiced concerns over the turmoil's effect on the economy.
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U.N. force in Darfur to get helicopters
Feb 5 2008 4:06PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Ethiopia and Bangladesh have offered to jump-start the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Darfur by loaning it helicopters to fly troops and supplies around the vast region in western Sudan, officials said Tuesday.
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15 killed in Somalia grenade Attack
Feb 5 2008 3:11PM (CT)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - A grenade tossed into a house killed at least 15 people and wounded 50 others Tuesday in Somalia's northeastern Puntland region, an official said.
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Candidate to challenge Mugabe
Feb 5 2008 1:40PM (CT)
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - A former ruling party loyalist who clashed with President Robert Mugabe over economic policy announced Tuesday he would run against Mugabe as an independent in next month's presidential election, hoping to galvanize others disillusioned with the party.
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Swiss man sentenced in nuclear smuggling
Feb 5 2008 1:33PM (CT)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - A South African court sentenced a Swiss engineer Tuesday for his part in an international nuclear smuggling ring, the South African Press Association reported.
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France ready to give Chad military help
Feb 5 2008 9:44AM (CT)
LA ROCHELLE, France (AP) - France is ready to launch a military operation in Chad against rebels if necessary, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday.
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